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Booby trap feature
Answer for the clue "Booby trap feature ", 8 letters:
tripwire
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Word definitions for tripwire in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Tripwire may refer to: Tripwire , a passive triggering mechanism used for military and trapping purposes. Or, the term may be a name that is derivative of the device:
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Another edges his way towards him ... picking through mines and tripwires. ▪ At first they were detonated by cables or tripwires. ▪ Booby traps were usually small and frequently made out of a grenade, with a simple tripwire attached. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A cord or wire arranged so that when snagged or pulled by an intruder, it will trigger a detector or trap or a device, such as a land mine. 2 Any means of detecting intruders.
Usage examples of tripwire.
The team paused when Mindy spotted a tripwire, and George deactivated the Claymore mine attached.
Gasher grunted at last, and slipped beneath the tripwires himself with the ease of long practice.
He spied the tripwires, but the fountain's got him, so that's all right.